tess, let love lose its direction

Eryn 2022-01-16 08:02:17



However, nowadays,
If possible,
will be colder than deaf.

Ye Zhi


This is a passage I once liked very much. Today, when I watched "Tess of the Deborwell House" directed by Roman Polanski, I suddenly remembered it. Tess's story, a traditional and ancient proposition about love and betrayal, still has a shocking power that will never go out of style. That is the unique revelation to women, the contempt for God, the questioning of faith, and the accusation of fate, which are permeated in this plain and long story. Of course, almost all Polanski’s films are not good. The distortion of his life trajectory has led to his obsession with the dark side of human nature and the exploration of suffering, and the ending is always invisible to the darkness of the outlet, which is desperate. Tess, this woman with nowhere to go, let me see myself, wherever women go, they are men. The deepest part of the impression was the scene where Tess went alone to bury her children in the wild. The gloomy sky and large areas of gray blocks enveloped the whole picture, giving the illusion of stepping into hell. Tess put the cross she made by the child's grave as a shelter. She stubbornly believes that her sins made her child lose the qualification to be sheltered by God, and she was cruelly abandoned by God. The magnificent and changeable colors and dramatic changes in light effects are the unique visual style of Polanski's films, which set off the mood and destiny of the characters instead of relying on endless accusations. For destiny, The protagonist is unexpected and has no complaints, but he swears to resist for a love that may not be worth it. The shattered belief in God is sublimated again in the yearning for love, and finally goes to destruction, from the clouds to the road, from entanglement It is always too short to come to be separated. Time turns out to be a deceit. The brightest tone of the film is the part where Tess and Claire fall in love. The beauty of the confession when crossing the river was moved. Several female workers in the dairy farm had a good impression of Claire, the son of the pastor, but Claire fell in love with Tess at first sight. The two groups met by the river, and the female workers supported the shore. Claire saw them and hugged them to the shore. The first woman was very excited, and the second woman was nervous and didn't know what to do. The third woman told Tess that she was Hugging him tightly, but when she reached Tess, she insisted on walking over. But Craier said that the reason why he held the first three was because it was the last one. I think any woman will be moved by such a confession at this time. Because before, the image of Claire was so perfect that later, when Tess told her secret in her heart on the wedding night, when Claire’s abnormality abandoned Tess so easily, I suddenly wanted to laugh. , Because there is no essential difference between his approach and the rich and young of the nobleman, a man is still a man after all, and love is nothing but desire. It must be dead, hurt, cruel, and irreparable is the profound and worth cherishing? Later, I also thought about why Tess had to kill to elope, because she understood that if she didn't kill the other person, it would not be enough to convince Claire that she still loved him, how deeply she loved him. She can kill for him. Of course, this kind of action really moved Claire, but it hurt the hearts of the audience. I don't want to see such a stupid Tess, because she is like myself, like every stupid woman who sacrifices herself for love. If love needs to be proved by death, then why is it always a woman who sacrifices? My pretentiousness will be disliked by some people. Those idealistic love catechumens disdain my opinion, but Tess is dead. What is the meaning of her purity. If Tess hadn't lost her judgment where she was concerned, she would not repeat the same mistakes again and again. And if men can treat women with their own standards, the ideal of love becomes a possibility. people. Of course, this kind of action really moved Claire, but it hurt the hearts of the audience. I don't want to see such a stupid Tess, because she is like myself, like every stupid woman who sacrifices herself for love. If love needs to be proved by death, then why is it always a woman who sacrifices? My pretentiousness will be disliked by some people. Those idealistic love catechumens disdain my opinion, but Tess is dead. What is the meaning of her purity. If Tess hadn't lost her judgment where she was concerned, she would not repeat the same mistakes again and again. And if men can treat women with their own standards, the ideal of love becomes a possibility. people. Of course, this kind of action really moved Claire, but it hurt the hearts of the audience. I don't want to see such a stupid Tess, because she is like myself, like every stupid woman who sacrifices herself for love. If love needs to be proved by death, then why is it always a woman who sacrifices? My pretentiousness will be disliked by some people. Those idealistic love catechumens disdain my opinion, but Tess is dead. What is the meaning of her purity. If Tess hadn't lost her judgment where she was concerned, she would not repeat the same mistakes again and again. And if men can treat women with their own standards, the ideal of love becomes a possibility.


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Tess quotes

  • John Durbeyfield: I'm the head of noblest branch of the family and I got my pride to lean on.

    [passes out]

  • Alec d'Urberville: Tell me, do you like strawberries?

    Tess: Yes, when they're in season.

    Alec d'Urberville: Here they already are.